AMD's Opteron 2222SE vs. Intel's Xeon 5160

On April 4, 2007, AMD released the 3.0 Ghz Opteron 2222SE processor along with some benchmark charts that show it outperforming Intel's latest dual core Xeon 5160. However, questions regarding benchmark methodology, selection, and presentation remain.

Click here to see the official published benchmark results for the Xeon based system. AMD expects the test results for the Opteron based system to be published on the SPEC.org Web site within hours or days.

For David Berlind's write-up on AMD's release of its Opteron 2222 SE Processor and how these benchmarks may not be all they're cracked up to be, see his post in ZDNet's TestBed blog.

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On April 4, 2007, AMD released the 3.0 Ghz Opteron 2222SE processor along with some benchmark charts that show it outperforming Intel's latest dual core Xeon 5160. However, questions regarding benchmark methodology, selection, and presentation remain.

Click here to see the official published benchmark results for the Xeon based system. AMD expects the test results for the Opteron based system to be published on the SPEC.org Web site within hours or days.

For David Berlind's write-up on AMD's release of its Opteron 2222 SE Processor and how these benchmarks may not be all they're cracked up to be, see his post in ZDNet's TestBed blog.